Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuyahttps://en-sashiko.sashico.com
Enjoy Sashiko. Inspire the WorldWed, 06 May 2020 11:24:50 +0000en-US
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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.397366220Update for Sashiko Shipping in COVID-19https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashiko-shipping-in-covid-19/
https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashiko-shipping-in-covid-19/#respondThu, 02 Apr 2020 02:08:55 +0000https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/?p=2143Thank you for your interest in having us your Sashiko supplier in this difficult time. It is our pleasure to provide the authentic and great quality Sashiko supplies all made in Japan. We have not received any restriction in Japan for the ordinary online business activities. We will continue our regular business (Online Store & […]

]]>Thank you for your interest in having us your Sashiko supplier in this difficult time. It is our pleasure to provide the authentic and great quality Sashiko supplies all made in Japan. We have not received any restriction in Japan for the ordinary online business activities. We will continue our regular business (Online Store & Shipping Internationally) until the further notification from the Japanese Government. Here is an update for our Sashiko Shipping in COVID-19 situation.

【Update April 24th】- PLEASE READ

The Air Package (EMS/Priority Mail) to U.S. will not be accepted by Japan Post. Please expect a significant delay to make a shipment to the United States since we would make a shipment with “Surface“.

Also, Japan Post expanded the list of countries to suspend the shipping. Please check their website for the latest update (as of now, only Japanese). You may contact us for the availability as well.

Due to this significant crisis, our partner, “Upcycle Stitches“, may be able to fulfill your international order. If you are a resident of the U.S. please check Upcycle Stitches website. They have very similar collection to what we offer.

The regular Air packages, which had shipped prior to April 24th, seem to be significantly delayed over the crisis. We issue the tracking numbers to all of the packages. Please check the status on Japan Post website.

*On 4/24, with the announcement for the suspension to all the package to the U.S., we contacted the local post office if the package can be retrieved. We couldn’t get them back, and it seems they are in the warehouse waiting for the flight. We can submit the request to retrieve the order, and we “may” be able to get it back to sender. However, please understand that the fee may occur, and it may take longer than completing the shipping to the final destination. (Update on 5/4)

In order to avoid unnecessary delay, if your country allows us, we upgrade all of the shipping to EMS (Express Mail). Due to this decision, the flat rate shipping fee is $38.00. If your country does NOT allow the EMS, then we will complete the shipping with whatever available option, which includes Surface Shipping (Surface may take 2~3 months to complete).

Alternatively, Upcycle Stitches may be able to make a shipment from the U.S., which $38.00 may be able to cover the shipping fee difference (Please try to order from their website since we have different price setting.)

Thank you for your understanding.

[Update April 17th, then May 6th]

With accepting the national emergency issued by the Japanese government as well as the request of suspending specific business activities from Gifu Prefecture, all of the appointments, visitation, workshops, and shopping opportunities will be cancelled from 4/18 to 5/6, 2020.

With accepting the extension of national emergency, we will continue to shut down our face to face operation until the 5/31/2020. (4/18 to 5/31).

It is an unfortunate announcement to make. However, we need to collaborate together for “Stay Home”. Your understanding is very much appreciated. Anyone who has an appointment / reservation made for this period will be notified by email. Please check your email address. Thank you.

[Update April 12th]

Japan Post updated the countries that they do not accept the package to. Please check the list first. If your country is listed as “EMS/Airmail suspended” category, please DO NOT place an order. We will not be able to make a package to your country. The process of refunding can take longer if you make an order to the countries where Japan Post suspended to make a delivery.

If you are making an order to the address in the countries in the list, please be aware that it can take very long time to complete the delivery. We will take an order, and wait for the restart. However, it may be a good idea to hold the order until the settle down.

Besides the countries in the list, we will continue the shipping regularly. Japan Post says that the delivery delay. It can be delayed, but some of the package (EMS) came to the USA in a week or so, which was as usual.

We will always assign the tracking code & proper insurance to our package. Although it may take extra time to get there, we will make sure that you will receive what you order. Thank you for your understanding.

[The image is from April 2nd]

Retailers in Your country

Since our products are mainly hand-prepared. Therefore, we do not have many “retailers” who provide our supplies on behalf of us. We do not do the wholesale. However, there are 2 retailers in 2 countries as of April 2020.

It may be easier to place an order from them if you reside in the countries with the specific Retailer.

Australia

United States of America

]]>https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashiko-shipping-in-covid-19/feed/02143Your Review to Sashiko itemshttps://en-sashiko.sashico.com/your-review-to-sashiko-items/
https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/your-review-to-sashiko-items/#respondSun, 15 Mar 2020 03:21:39 +0000https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/?p=2131Thank you very much for your interest in our Sashiko items & supplies. We sincerely appreciate your royalty to continue shopping from Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuya. This is a favor to ask. Please write your review to the Sashiko items & supplies you have purchased in past. We finally find time to invest in this […]

]]>Thank you very much for your interest in our Sashiko items & supplies. We sincerely appreciate your royalty to continue shopping from Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuya. This is a favor to ask. Please write your review to the Sashiko items & supplies you have purchased in past. We finally find time to invest in this website, and we made “review” option to spread the good quality of our supplies.

Since we are a small business, your review will help us to advertise our products. We really appreciate your time in writing a review & supporting us. Please find the procedure with screenshots below.

Review to Sashiko

Please visit the product page you would like to leave a review to. All of the products can be found here.

Please scroll down the product page. You should be able to find the 3 tabs, “Description”, “Additional Information” and then “Reviews”. Please click “Reviews”.

After clicking the “Reviews” tab, please choose the stars for your rating. 5-stars is the highest (best) in review. The stars will get slightly gray color after clicking it. (On smartphone screen, the number will get colored).

Please write your review on the field of “Your review”. The description will be displayed after you submit the review.

For the Name section, please write down the name you would like to be displayed. It does not have to be your real name. A nickname or Initials are just fine. The name will be displayed after you submit the review.

For the Email section, please provide your email address so that we can avoid the massive amount of spams. The email will not be displayed on the review section / product page.

After completing all the 3 necessary section, please click the “Submit”.

After your submission, the admin will review the contents to avoid the spams & harmful information. We will honor & respect your honest review, but we will not approve the non-related comment & reviews.

After the admin approve the review, the name and the contents will be displayed with the star rating. This complete the reviewing process. Thank you very much for your time in reviewing the product & supporting our journey.

We have “Zero” advertisement budget

In 2018, we decided to have no-budge for listing advertisement online. We keep advertising our supreme quality Sashiko supplies and Sashiko items that we are very much proud of by using our time instead of money via uploading the website, sharing more stories, and introducing many photos on SNS.

Your review will be the great support in our advertisement campaign. Please let us know if there is anything we can improve.

We sincerely hope to serve you when you are in need of Sashiko supplies. Again, thank you very much for your interest & support to our business.

]]>https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/your-review-to-sashiko-items/feed/02131Grandma Pincushion (Bachan Hariyama)https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/grandma-pincushion-bachan-hariyama/
https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/grandma-pincushion-bachan-hariyama/#respondSun, 03 Mar 2019 18:31:51 +0000https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/?p=1874I am pleasantly surprised the numbers of reaction we have been receiving on the Instagram Post about the Grandma Pincushion. Thank you very much for the reaction. We can ship internationally from Japan, and there is no restriction to purchase it. However, there is one thing we would like to ask. Please give us time […]

]]>I am pleasantly surprised the numbers of reaction we have been receiving on the Instagram Post about the Grandma Pincushion. Thank you very much for the reaction. We can ship internationally from Japan, and there is no restriction to purchase it.

However, there is one thing we would like to ask. Please give us time to make it. It is probably wise (and better) to make as many pincushions as possible when so many customers would like to purchase. If there are 30 customers are willing to purchase, it is our good-decision to make 30 of them as quick as possible. We never know if these 30 potential customers would purchase it the same day year from now.

Although we know how the business should work, we don’t plan to make them as quickly as possible, because we have a concept for this pincushion. This is one example of “Our concept comes before the business”.

We would ask you to wait. However, we also promise that we will keep making it as long as we continue the journey with Sashiko. So, please bear with us a while until the day we can deliver it to you.

Concept of Grandma Pincushion

This Grandma pincushion has a bit of “long” history.

Keiko and I used to work for our family Sashiko business. With more than 15 artisans working together, we had a lot of “Unusable Swatches” and sometimes we had to throw them away. I didn’t like the idea, and what Keiko came up with is this Grandma Pincushion.

After we left the Sashiko business, it is only Keiko & her friends who make Sashiko items. Therefore, we do not have that much “almost-in-trash swatches” of fabrics. Therefore, it is taking so much time to make it.

If we were to cut the fresh fabric to make one, it isn’t following the concept of “No more waste of fabric”. We prefer not to make the pincushion for “business”, and keep the way it is of making it to avoid the waste.

(Because of this concept, we can make the price reasonable. We only add the materials fee for the finishing parts of pincushion).

Again, It may be a silly idea to do so in the “fast & speedy” business world. However, we would like to respect the concept we set up, and we also ask you to understand what is important for us.

I appreciate your understanding for this.

When the item is ready, I will let you know on the same media you gave me the notification. If it is from Instagram, I will write a comment with mentioning your account, like “Hello, @______. Your pincushion is ready. Please proceed the order” and such. After a few days of waiting, I will pass the purchase right to the next person in the order. Don’t worry about it. Unless you give us the message that you are no longer interested, we will keep letting you know whenever we come up with the new one.

In order to be on the list, please leave the comment on the Instagram post, or simply leave the comment here. I will put your name on the list on first-come-first-on, basis.

]]>https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/grandma-pincushion-bachan-hariyama/feed/01874Happy New Sashiko Year 2019https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/happy-new-sashiko-year-2019/
https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/happy-new-sashiko-year-2019/#respondWed, 02 Jan 2019 21:29:34 +0000https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/?p=1704It is our sincere pleasure that we can cerebrate the new year of 2019 with sharing our passion in Sashiko. For your new Sashiko year of 2019, we have some new items available on the website. We ship internationally with a flat rate shipping fee (based on your country). Also, if you purchase a “Fukubukuro […]

]]>It is our sincere pleasure that we can cerebrate the new year of 2019 with sharing our passion in Sashiko. For your new Sashiko year of 2019, we have some new items available on the website. We ship internationally with a flat rate shipping fee (based on your country). Also, if you purchase a “Fukubukuro (Plus and Supreme)”, I will send a follow-up email with what to do with the items you receive.

The Japanese have a unique custom of celebrating the new year with enjoying “lucky-bag” so-called Fukubukuro (=福袋 | A bag filled with fortune). A Fukubukuro contains many merchandises to start the new year’s activity. According to the document, a draper in Edo period started selling their items in a bag on the first day of their business.

We offered this Fukubukuro in Japan over the year transition from 2018 and 2019. Many people enjoyed the idea of a blind bag, and more importantly, we receive many positive feedback with their satisfaction. We also receive some questions if we were planning to do so internationally. So, here is an offer of Sashiko Fukubukuro for international orders.

Terms and Conditions | Sashiko Fukubukuro

The regular flat rate shipping fee will be applied based on the destination. You may add other threads or Sashiko items without applying the extra shipping fee (maximum weight total: 2,000 gram). If you prefer to expedite the package, please choose the “EMS” options at the checkout.

Because of its characteristics, we will not accept returns and/or exchange.

The Bags will be sold between January 4th (at 1 pm EST) to January 25th in 2019. The sales continue while the supply last, and it may be ended before the final date.

The shipping will be made accordingly to the order. However, unlike the other regular order which usually is shipped in 1 business day, this order may take longer than that. All of the order will be shipped before the end of January.

For the international orders, it is always a challenge to reduce the shipping fee for the customers. As of 2019, we applied the flat rate fee based on your location. The “flat rate” let you purchase anything with the same one-time flat rate shipping fee. With considering the year cerebrating Fukubukuro, please consider getting the other Sashiko threads & items that we sincerely recommend.

*For the international order from Japan, please be advised that the buyers are responsible to pay the additional costs such as duties, taxes, and customs clearance fees. Import charges can vary widely but are most commonly based on the price and type of item, package weight, dimensions, and the taxes, duties, and fees of the destination country. If you have any concerns, please contact us for the estimate for your contry.

Natural Blue color from Indigo is the most favorite color for us. Dark blue & light blue, we all enjoyed it. Now, we have variegated & gradient Indigo blue available online. We also come up with the Green from Indigo. Enjoy these exclusive and stunning color for your Sashiko project.

The gold, brown, and gray color from nature are one of everyone’s favorite. Kakishibu (Perssimon Tannin) can create such a gorgeous color from Nature. In order to create these exclusive color, we need to prepare the ingredient thoroughly and carefully. After challanging so many times, with collaborating Kakishibu profesisonal reside in local, we come up with the beautiful hand-dye Sashiko Threads. Thi is the last batch we tried in 2018, and for sale in limited amount online.

Sample Photos of Fukubukuro (Supreme) delivered in Japan

These are the photos from our customers in Japan. They received the Sashiko Fukubukuro (Supreme & Plus) and kindly shared the photos of what t hey received. The contents will not be exactly the same, but you can see what you may able to get.

]]>https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/happy-new-sashiko-year-2019/feed/01704Holiday Notice | Shipping Unavailable in 11/12 to 11/27https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/holiday-notice-2018/
https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/holiday-notice-2018/#respondMon, 05 Nov 2018 02:18:43 +0000http://en-sashiko.sashico.com/?p=1659Thank you very much for your interest in Sashiko Supplies from Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuya. Keiko is planning to visit Atsushi to the USA during 11/13 to 11/26 (November 13th to 26th). Since Keiko is making a shipment by herself from Japan, during these days, the shipping will be unavailable. You may make shopping between […]

]]>Thank you very much for your interest in Sashiko Supplies from Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuya.

Keiko is planning to visit Atsushi to the USA during 11/13 to 11/26 (November 13th to 26th). Since Keiko is making a shipment by herself from Japan, during these days, the shipping will be unavailable. You may make shopping between 11/12 to 11/27, however, the package will be shipped out accordingly after Keiko comes back to Japan on 11/27.

]]>https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/holiday-notice-2018/feed/01659About our Physical Sashiko Storehttps://en-sashiko.sashico.com/physical-sashiko-store/
https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/physical-sashiko-store/#commentsMon, 11 Jun 2018 02:25:12 +0000http://en-sashiko.sashico.com/?p=1503Thank you for finding our Sashiko Website. This is a blog post about our Physical Sashiko Store. We have been receiving many questions regarding a visit to our Sashiko store. Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuya is located in Takayama, Gifu, Japan, however, we still do not have a physical storefront where a visitor can look at our […]

]]>Thank you for finding our Sashiko Website. This is a blog post about our Physical Sashiko Store.

We have been receiving many questions regarding a visit to our Sashiko store. Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuya is located in Takayama, Gifu, Japan, however, we still do not have a physical storefront where a visitor can look at our Sashiko items. You may be able to visit Keiko for the workshop or the shopping by appointment. Please contact us for the detail after reading some agreement below.

There is a Sashiko store called “Hida Sashiko” in Takayama.

We are no longer related to the store. My father (Keiko’s husband) used to be the president of the store (&company). However, after his decease, my mother and I took a different path. Please do not ask about us in the Hida Sashiko store because they are not related.

Agreement for making an appointment

Please contact Atsushi for more detail after reading the agreements below.

The reply to your inquiry will be returned by “info@sashico.com” or “sashikoatsushi@gmail.com.” Please make a reply to the Atsushi’s reply. There are so many cases that we do not hear back. We have to avoid that to continue our service in English.

For the workshop appointment, we will send you an estimate of the fee for the workshop. There, we will ask for the small deposit for the workshop.

For the shopping/browsing appointment, we will charge you around 3,00 JPY to 5,000 JPY deposit fee for avoiding “No Show-Up.” The 5,000 JPY can be used for the items you would purchase from us. Please tell me what you would like to shop for when you visit the Keiko’s house. I am happy to share photos and more information when you do not know what you would like to purchase in your visit.

It is our goal to have a Sashiko studio & Physical Sashiko Store.

However, as of now, Sashi.Co is a Sashiko project in which 2 individuals (a grandmother and a father) are operating with many helps from our friends and supporters. Your understanding supports, and care would be very much appreciated.

]]>https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/physical-sashiko-store/feed/11503Sashiko Workshop Spring 2018https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashiko-workshop-spring-2018/
https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashiko-workshop-spring-2018/#respondMon, 02 Apr 2018 19:37:33 +0000http://en-sashiko.sashico.com/?p=1337Our partner, Upcycle Stitches LLC, is offering the Sashiko Workshop in Tribeca, NYC, over the weekend of 4/21 & 4/22. The instructor, Atsushi Futatsuya, is an expert in teaching how to enjoy Sashiko with more than 100 students all over the world. This is a great opportunity to start and review Sashiko | Information of […]

]]>Our partner, Upcycle Stitches LLC, is offering the Sashiko Workshop in Tribeca, NYC, over the weekend of 4/21 & 4/22. The instructor, Atsushi Futatsuya, is an expert in teaching how to enjoy Sashiko with more than 100 students all over the world. This is a great opportunity to start and review Sashiko | Information of Sashiko Workshop Spring 2018 in New York City.

Preview of What we offer in Sashiko Workshop

Most of the workshop Upcycle Stitches LLC offers are designed under the supervisions of Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuya.

Sashiko Workshop Spring 2018 in Tribeca

The available dates are:

4/21 Saturday | 10 am to 1 pm

4/22 Sunday | 2 pm to 5 pm

If you happen to be near NYC or live in NYC, please consider this great opportunity to learn Sashiko from Atsushi. Atsushi is the only one who can speak English among us, so it is an essential experience if you plan to visit Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuya for further workshops.

Online Workshop is coming up soon

We understand that many people cannot attend the physical workshop in NYC. Atsushi and Sashi.Co is developing the online workshop to share as much as he teaches in NYC. It is almost ready. Please wait for the update!

For more information, the best way to get updated is to subscribe the newsletter from Upcycle Stitches.

Please visit their website and subscribe newsletter so you will get the latest information we have in English.

It was a great fun last time we had a workshop in NYC. We sincerely believe that this workshop will be another great success.

]]>https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashiko-workshop-spring-2018/feed/01337Sashiko Global Online Store (Renewal)https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashi-co-website-renewal/
https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashi-co-website-renewal/#commentsWed, 13 Dec 2017 14:01:31 +0000http://en-sashiko.sashico.com/?p=1270We feel that Sashiko is getting popular in the world. As a group of Sashiko artists in Japan, we are happy that people appreciate Sashiko’s beauty and its culture. We invested in some of our time and effort to make better Sashiko Global Online Store. In order to accommodate the needs, we updated some of […]

]]>We feel that Sashiko is getting popular in the world. As a group of Sashiko artists in Japan, we are happy that people appreciate Sashiko’s beauty and its culture. We invested in some of our time and effort to make better Sashiko Global Online Store.

In order to accommodate the needs, we updated some of the features of the website such as the UI design and shipping fee table.

More reasonable Shipping & Handling Fees

You may choose the flat rate shipping based on your location.

We charge the flat-rate shipping fee by calculating where you are making an order from.

Your purchase is very important for us. We do not want to lose your package. Avoid any unfortunate errors, the standard shipping comes with certain insurance & tracking. We guarantee to deliver what you have paid for. Also, you can upgrade the shipping to express mail with the all flat rate fee of $25.00. You will receive the package as matters of a few days.

We ship worldwide. Sashiko Global Online Store

Our goal is to introduce Sashiko to the world and support the Sashiko life with providing information, tutorials and all the supply we would need. We try to make a shipment to anywhere you live. If you live where you cannot easily get Sashiko supply & information, please let us know. We will do our best to provide everything you need to enjoy Sashiko.

]]>https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashi-co-website-renewal/feed/11270Sashiko Live Stream & We ship internationallyhttps://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashiko-live-stream/
https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashiko-live-stream/#respondFri, 27 Oct 2017 16:05:28 +0000http://en-sashiko.sashico.com/?p=1189We thought it would require so many preparations to start the live streaming to share how we do Sashiko. In fact, it was as simple as a small tripod and a smartphone. Now, I am on Sashiko Live Stream. I enjoy talking with viewers who share the similar interest, and happy to share what I […]

]]>We thought it would require so many preparations to start the live streaming to share how we do Sashiko. In fact, it was as simple as a small tripod and a smartphone. Now, I am on Sashiko Live Stream. I enjoy talking with viewers who share the similar interest, and happy to share what I am proud of.

Here is a sample of Live Streaming on Youtube. I also stream on Instagram.

Basic schedule of Sashiko Live Stream

Regular Sashiko Stitching Stream on Instagram: Every Tuesday and Friday around 9 am EST (US New York Time Zone).

Sashiko mending Stream: Since I plan to keep them in form of archives, I will do so on Youtube.

What you can get from Sashiko Live Stream

I receive a lot of validation that it is rare to see the actual person stitching. The Sashiko Live Stream is not designed to teach you how to Sashiko. However, it sure will be beneficial to see how a Sashiko artist makes stitches. I am happy to answer the questions throughout the comment field.

I believe many people share the same questions.

As we build up many questions and answers, I will make the website to share the information as Q&A website.

We ship what I use to your country

“What kind of needle do you use?”

“How do I get the Sashiko thread?”

These questions related to the supplies are the common question. The tools and supplies I use are specifically designed for Sashiko purpose. Therefore, my stitching is smoother and more accurate. In order to have a great result with comfortable Sashiko experience, getting the appropriate tools and supplies is a necessary process.

For those who live in a country where you cannot get Sashiko supplies, we make an International Shipping.

As long as Japan Post goes, we ship our thread, needle, thimble, fabric, and whatever on the website to your country. Please check out our web store.

The goal is to share the beauty of Sashiko and its culture

The goal of what I am doing throughout Sashiko Live Stream is to share the beauty of Sashiko stitching and its culture “Appreciation to what we have.” We have workshops to teach you how to do it intensively. I am planning to make an online workshop so you can learn what I do the daily basis.

Meanwhile, I would like to just share how hand-stitching can be beneficial to your life in many possible way.

]]>https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/sashiko-live-stream/feed/01189Atsushi’s Sashiko Workshop in NYChttps://en-sashiko.sashico.com/atsushis-sashiko-workshop-nyc/
https://en-sashiko.sashico.com/atsushis-sashiko-workshop-nyc/#commentsMon, 16 Oct 2017 14:31:51 +0000http://en-sashiko.sashico.com/?p=1168Thanks to many friends of ours, Atsushi is again able to host Sashiko Workshop in NYC. Atsushi established an LLC named Upcycle Stitches. This is the first workshop Upcycle Stitches LLC host the workshop in NYC. Please join this happy opportunity and learn our enjoyable Sashiko. Here is the detail of Atsushi’s Sashiko Workshop in […]

]]>Thanks to many friends of ours, Atsushi is again able to host Sashiko Workshop in NYC. Atsushi established an LLC named Upcycle Stitches. This is the first workshop Upcycle Stitches LLC host the workshop in NYC. Please join this happy opportunity and learn our enjoyable Sashiko. Here is the detail of Atsushi’s Sashiko Workshop in NYC.

What does Atsushi’s Sashiko Workshop Offer?

In 3 hours of intensive workshop, you will learn how to use Sashiko long needle and a unique shaped Sashiko thimble appropriately. Sashiko is pretty simple to start. After all, it is just a form of hand-stitching. However, learning the appropriate technique how to use the appropriate tools would maximize your Sashiko experience.

It is an informative workshop. At the same time, Atsushi spends a lot of time on actual stitching. You will spend most of the time stitching the most popular, and the traditional Asano-ha pattern to make either Tote-bag, Placemat, or several coasters. The participants will receive all the materials and tools. No need to bring any tools.

– Interfacing and Cotton Poplin fabric for tailoring the project at home

– PDF data of extra Japanese Traditional Sashiko Patterns

– Access to Atsushi by e-mail with questions regarding the workshop and follow-up

We do not require previous stitching or embroidery experience to take this class. All tools are provided. You are welcome to bring your own sewing tools, but not necessary. This kit has large enough fabric and material to make a tote bag, placemats, or several coasters after completing the Sashiko stitching.

We keep this journey, to offer Atsushi’s Sashiko Workshop in your place.

As of 2017, we can only offer these Sashiko workshops in limited places. Atsushi can offer the Sashiko Workshops in North East Coast of the United States. Keiko can offer customized workshops in Japan. We will keep this journey to introduce what Sashiko is. One day, we hope that we can offer our Sashiko workshop in your place.